CAN CBEC DARE TO BARE IN THE CONFERENCE ?

Much delayed Chief Commissioners' Conference will be held with the Finance Minister and MoS on 24^th and 25^th of August, 2015 at Delhi. The Agenda of the Meeting is widely displayed on various sites.

In the Re-structuring, the Group-A has tactfully created the post of Principal Chief Commissioner and enhanced the number of Chief Commissioner posts at par with CBDT. Thus, they have not only increased the number of posts in the hierarchy but have also got a hefty hike in grade pay. It is unfortunate that the post has been created but eligible officers are not there to fill up the posts. Various key posts at DG level in the Zones as well as in many Directorates are lying vacant since October, 2014 till date. In the process, the discipline of subordination has been compromised as the officers of the same Batch were occupying various Administrative posts is clearly visible in the day to day activities.       

Conference has become a ritual to hold annually without any review of the Minutes of the earlier conferences. The field level difficulties remain unresolved. Present scenario in the ensuing conference where the Chairman himself is not holding the regular post and the remaining two Members will soon retire shortly and all Members recently elevated to the post after much hue and cry, still do not have enough control over their assignment. The Top Posts in the Zones and Directorates are lying vacant and are managed by giving additional charge.
 How the decisions taken in the Conference will be implemented? When various Zones and Directorates are without their regular Head, the same are managed by Inspector and Superintendent at CC Office / Directorate. Then why these two cadres are not taken care of in their career progression and pay matters unlike Group – A.  

Those who attend the conference, will they be able to raise the issues of various Zones & Directorates, for their smooth administration and better functioning ? Several cases of service tax evasion have been unearthed by DGCEI, but it is unfortunate still they do not have ACES facility at their Office. Money has been spent on vehicles for the comfort but no money for computers and providing basic facility like ACES (including to various new Service Tax formations).    

CESA feels those who attend this important conference, should not shy away from raising the various pressing issues prevailing at Zones / Directorates, directly with the FM & MoS.

 The following issues to be emphasized:

     -        Infrastructure – Basic as well as improvement.

     -        ACES with reality on TOP PRIORITY.

     -       Filling up of sanctioned Posts at the level of Inspector
          and Ministerial cadre and Sepoy & Hawaldar etc.

     -       Disposal of pending Vigilance matters in a time bound 

         manner at par with Group – A.

     -       Compassionate Appointment.

     -       REGULARIZATION of daily wage workers who has 

         served maximum years of service.

     -      Disposal of Medical Claims without any discrimination
         and providing necessary & adequate funds in this regard.

     -      Discrimination between direct recruit ACs & promotee
        ACs. Promotee ACs are being shabbily treated whereas
        direct recruit ACs are  treated differently.

CESA feels that if all the above issues are brought to the notice of the FM & MoS in the conference, they will definitely take cognizance and will realize the difference between the CBEC & CBDT; that the pictures are not rosy as projected, and will be forced to change their vision as to how to improve the CBEC administration at the field level before rolling out GST. In the same pattern and mind set, it is hard to introduce GST from old tax regime to new tax regime. 
     

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